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Ludus Magus. Missing description (2x(8x8), Cells: 145) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

John Smith wrote on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 07:20 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Nevermind; I understand now. I had a terrible headache last night, and the octagonal thing (why not diagonal?) threw me off. I don't understand the purpose of summoning, it just moving a piece around its Magus. Question: Does Aether negate friendlies and enemies or only enemies?

Chaturanga. The first known variant of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

John Smith wrote on Sat, Mar 14, 2009 06:02 AM UTC:Poor ★

I agree that it is strange that an unscrupulous variant be recognized. What game exactly is this? We should recognize also 'Chootooroonkoo', which is the truly original form of Chess from ancient Goobleland, which is played on a board with squares and with pieces that move, other details unknown.

Ganeshan Chess. Introducing a new Elephant piece known as (the) Ganapati. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

John Smith wrote on Tue, May 12, 2009 02:26 AM UTC:Good ★★★★

Oh, you are correct. It is quite confusing having two games played on a 10x10 board with pieces called Elephants.

Mathewson's Hexagonal Chess A game information page

. Glinski Hexagonal chess, but with different layout.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

John Smith wrote on Tue, May 12, 2009 11:04 PM UTC:BelowAverage ★★

What is the advantage of this setup?

Huntsman Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 80) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

John Smith wrote on Sun, Nov 15, 2009 05:26 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

In the rules, there is a 'Mirror Rhino' that should be a 'King'. Also, does the Lion let Stones capture without moving, or do they have to move to capture? The reason I ask is because there is a Lion in Chu Shogi that can capture without moving.

Trampoline Chess. Each player has a Trampoline that allows friendly pieces to make a second move. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

John Smith wrote on Thu, Dec 10, 2009 05:45 AM UTC:Good ★★★★

Could the Trampoline be perceived as a piece that allows bifurcation? What other possibilities of pieces are there that allow pieces to bifurcate by them? Excellent piece idea.

Monkey King Chess. Monkey King fights Goblin King on 44 squares board in game with oriental influences. (5x8, Cells: 44) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

John Smith wrote on Fri, Jan 1, 2010 09:51 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Excellent page for this game. I like how it goes in depth about the design influences and has notes on play. The hand-painted pieces are a nice touch as well, where the chart is an easy reference during play.

Revenge of the King. http://xn--perlebr-bxa.de/2010/02/Vergeltung-des-K%C3%B6nigs. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

John Smith wrote on Sat, Feb 13, 2010 06:54 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

I'm not sure how much of a 'revenge' the Mounted King is. The King as Knight is more difficult to maneuver for players used to the regular move. On the other hand, the King is more difficult to checkmate when it is now a Knight, though Chess variantists generally consider the Knight to be slightly weaker than the Commoner which moves like a King. Also, players may not want their King to become a Mounted King if the regular move is more strategically viable for them.

Despite the fact that new variants often do not fulfill their intentions, I think this King transformation is something to be considered for other games and as a fun rule variant on boring old Chess.

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